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Its been 5 years since Harry died, and I found this site. We called him My little Pony, because he ran and jumped over things like a pony. He died during an operation at the vets and the guilt I feel has never gone away. If we had just let him live his life without all the intrusions prior to...

I understand, my Harry died almost 2 years ago. I haven't moved on from losing him, the last few days, even months, as I now doubt the treatment he was given. I know how you feel.

I understand, my Harry died almost 2 years ago. I haven't moved on from losing him, the last few days, even months, as I now doubt the treatment he was given. I know how you feel.

Thank you Di and Bob. I know what you say is right and the sadness would be there whatever happened, but it is the guilt which lingers and is hard to bear. I just wish I had known it was so bad, so would have gone to see him, but then I didn't know so didn't want to get him upset when I left...

Thank you, for your kind reply and the link.

I lost Harry in February. I have read often people saying it's good you were with him/her at the end, but how do you cope when you werent there for them and with that guilt. Harry stayed at the vet the night before and I didnt go to see him because I thought he would be upset that he wasnt...

So sorry for your loss. I have had a similar time, losing my mother just 2 months before Harry, died in February. It's emotion overload and so hard to get through. I'm still struggling, bad days, good days, when earlier they were all bad so it takes time and its different for everyone. In...

I'm so sorry you lost Melody, I lost my Harry in February, same thing. Harry had digestion problems all of his life, he was a rescue and I was told about it and did everything, but there is only so far you can go without destroying their quality of life. It's totally not fair and so random, we...

Margaret, sometimes it feels like it will never get better doesnt it. I lost my mother 4 months before I lost Harry in Feb this year. My mother and I didnt live close but she came and stayed so I got the benefit of seeing her for whole days and weeks instead of odd hours and when she died I...

I drop in on this board when I feel very low, to read some words of comfort from people who really understand what it means to lose a beloved family member. I lost Harry in Feb and have low low days still. One of the worst feelings is that after many cats, all rescues, I just dont think I could...

I agree about the blood tests, and not interpreting correctly what they are seeing, it happens in the human medical world too. I feel like you, the trust is gone and if I had the chance again I would always 2nd guess, 2nd opinion, read, read, read, although I felt as if I did read as much as I...

Antonio I am also sorry to hear what you have gone through, its so hard when there is nothing more that can be done. Sometimes I dont know what to think, do vet's rely too much on blood tests, or do they diagnose what they 'think' is wrong and then see what they want to see in the blood tests...

I had no reason to ask for an xray at the beginning when she said it was hyperthyroidism but after months of medication and only following blood test results, ie increase dose, wrong, overdose, decrease dose, and that (in my opinion) causing the constipation. The sedation's to treat this I find...

I'm in England and the vet went to the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) her qualifications are on the wall in the surgery and also she wouldnt be able to say this on her website if it wasnt true, so I have no worries about that. It's more emotional and concern about treatment which...

Thank you Solomonar, yes the vet comes with all the required qualifications and recommendations and is in fact very highly regarded in the area and surrounding areas, so much so, that I went back with Harry after Clark died. Clark and Harry were both rescue cats who came with their own problems...

Thank you so much, Di and Bob, for your reply. I know I am focused on Harry's death and what I should/could have done, so much that it is making everything else harder. My mother died in the October before Harry and I'm sad about that and miss her but she often said she didnt want to live much...

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. I think, because its the 2nd time with the same footprint, ie ongoing expensive illness, then the same ending. I even looked on the website and she was posting photo's of other cat patients, later that day! I know life goes on for them. I didnt...

Has anyone else experienced this? Harry died in February and I feel so angry at how it happened. First of all this is my 2nd cat to be treated by the same vet. She diagnosed Clark with diabetes and a year of injections, changes in insulin, blood tests, never managed to stabalise him, then I...

Personally I feel vet's will go on testing as long as you let them. Have you had a scan or x ray done. I've been in the same situation twice and eventually went for x ray's both times revealed tumours. Hoping that is not the case for you but going on personal experience, that would now be my...